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"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." 2 Timothy 4:3-4 |
Now that Codex Sinaiticus, a.k.a. Sinaiticus Aleph, has been digitized and made available on the internet, it has garnered quite a bit of publicity from the press, who have incorrectly hailed it as the oldest complete Bible extant, and the press in turn have been joined by a host of commentaries from modern textual critics and jacks-of-all trades religionists.
Now it's my turn, and so before going any further, let me offer this simple truth concerning Codex Sinaiticus -- the discovery of this manuscript in the nineteenth century by Constantine von Tischendorf is akin to discovering a manual on morality by Genghis Khan or Herod the Great, or a dissertation on kindness co-written by Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. It's that simple and it's that accurate. Nor is this an exaggeration.
That's how utterly corrupt Sinaiticus Aleph is, which is also the case with its sister, Vaticanus B, a.k.a. Codex Vaticanus.
I needn't rehearse all of Codex Sinaiticus Aleph's and Codex Vaticanus B's blunders and absurdities here, as that has already been done amply by myself and others many times over. Nor is there any genuinely born again Christian on this planet who, aware of the differences and given the option, employs "bibles" based on these two depraved witnesses, for the Holy Spirit HIMSELF excoriates these two manuscripts, and he who has been shown the variants and who yet doesn't know that is he who is not indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Period.
Those of us who have actually collated these two depraved witnesses, along with their third sister, Codex D, are absolutely astounded at the sheer ignorance and blindness of modern textual critics and the acceptance of modern "bibles" which are based on these utterly corrupt manuscripts. But then, that's just a sign of the times, and a CERTAIN testimony of the near return of the Lord Jesus. John Burgon, a contemporary of Tischendorf, and who collated these and other witnesses, hit the nail on the head when he stated --
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"Aleph B D are three of the most SCANDALOUSLY CORRUPT COPIES EXTANT: exhibit the most SHAMEFULLY MUTILATED TEXTS which are ANYWHERE to be met with: have become, by whatever process (for their history is wholly unknown), the depositories of the largest amount of FABRICATED READINGS, ANCIENT BLUNDERS, AND INTENTIONAL PERVERSIONS OF TRUTH which are discoverable in any known copies of the Word of God." John Burgon, Revision Revised |
Born again Christians -- GENUINELY born again Christians -- don't use "bibles" based on these manuscripts, and if YOU were born again you'd know that.
Would you be born again? GENUINELY born again?
Then take wise counsel -- pick up a Bible based on the Traditional Text -- in English, the ONLY VALID Bible based on the Traditional Text is the King James Bible -- and then read with SOLEMNITY, beginning in the Gospels preferably, and beg Jesus Christ to reveal himself to you, and give him no rest until he does, for if you read the TRUE written Word of God, you will find the Lord of Glory, even Jesus Christ, moving upon the face of the waters in its pages, just as he moved upon the face of the waters when he walked across the Sea of Galilee, and if you follow the advice just given, and if you persist, Jesus Christ HIMSELF will verily MANIFEST HIMSELF to you (for he HIMSELF promises to do this for those who truly heed this advice), just as he MANIFESTED HIMSELF to his disciples when he moved upon the face of the waters as he walked across the stormy sea some two thousand years ago, and just as he did with ME not too many years ago, and just as he has done with a FEW others from day to day since that time, in this very generation, and just as he will do for YOU if -- IF -- you heed my advice, and if -- IF -- you persist therein, for he who promised is FAITHFUL. John 14:21, Matthew 14:25-27
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